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Re: Updated: xorg-server-1.14.5-1
- From: Franz Fehringer <fehrin2 at googlemail dot com>
- To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2013 17:45:34 +0100
- Subject: Re: Updated: xorg-server-1.14.5-1
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Thanks
Am 31.12.2013 16:03, schrieb Jon TURNEY:
> On 31/12/2013 14:31, Franz Fehringer wrote:
>> I will not send you further personal email.
>> What i really meant was that i read in one of your announcements about
>> clipboard integration not fully working with the 64bit X server.
>> The reason why i came up with xwinclip is that i was under the (possibly
>> wrong) impression that xwinclip reappeared as a consequence of this
>> clipboard integration deficiency.
>> So the real question is: Is it true that clipboard integration is not
>> fully working with the 64bit X server and if so will this change in the
>> foreseeable future?
>
> No, clipboard integration for 64-bit X server has been working since 1.14.1-2
> (See [1]).
>
> [1] http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-xfree-announce/2013-06/msg00001.html
>
>> Am 31.12.2013 14:59, schrieb Jon TURNEY:
>>> On 31/12/2013 10:19, Franz Fehringer wrote:
>>> Firstly, do not send me personal email.
>>>
>>> Please read http://cygwin.com/problems.html#personal-email, particularly the
>>> section starting "Shouldn't I just send email to straight to a Cygwin
>>> developer or package maintainer?"
>>>
>>>> It seems xwinclip is still needed, what are the perspectives about this?
>>>
>>> I don't understand what you are trying to say here.
>>>
>>> If you are assuming that xwinclip is normally needed, because it is provided,
>>> then perhaps you should do some testing. It is not.
>>>
>>> See [1] and 'man xwinclip' for more details.
>>>
>>> To anticipate the next question: xwinclip is provided to assist in debugging
>>> clipboard integration problems, and because it is useful with the experimental
>>> XtoW window manager.
>>>
>>> If you are reporting a bug that xwinclip is needed when it shouldn't be, then
>>> more information is needed.
>>>
>>> [1] http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ug/using-clipboard-integration.html
>
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